diff --git a/crates/factor-outbound-http/src/wasi.rs b/crates/factor-outbound-http/src/wasi.rs
index 6a4dc1d635..686efe8045 100644
--- a/crates/factor-outbound-http/src/wasi.rs
+++ b/crates/factor-outbound-http/src/wasi.rs
@@ -152,7 +152,12 @@ async fn send_request_impl(
     let host = request.uri().host().unwrap_or_default();
     let tls_client_config = component_tls_configs.get_client_config(host).clone();
 
-    if request.uri().authority().is_some() {
+    let is_self_request = request
+        .uri()
+        .authority()
+        .is_some_and(|a| a.host() == "self.alt");
+
+    if request.uri().authority().is_some() && !is_self_request {
         // Absolute URI
         let is_allowed = outbound_allowed_hosts
             .check_url(&request.uri().to_string(), "https")
diff --git a/crates/factor-outbound-networking/src/config.rs b/crates/factor-outbound-networking/src/config.rs
index d8f1ceb8b0..4b963bc692 100644
--- a/crates/factor-outbound-networking/src/config.rs
+++ b/crates/factor-outbound-networking/src/config.rs
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ impl HostConfig {
             return Ok(Self::Any);
         }
 
-        if host == "self" {
+        if host == "self" || host == "self.alt" {
             return Ok(Self::ToSelf);
         }
 
diff --git a/tests/integration.rs b/tests/integration.rs
index 6c6bb84e18..15529bb563 100644
--- a/tests/integration.rs
+++ b/tests/integration.rs
@@ -372,6 +372,11 @@ mod integration_tests {
                     Request::new(Method::Get, "/outbound-allowed"),
                     Response::new_with_body(200, "Hello, Fermyon!\n"),
                 )?;
+                assert_spin_request(
+                    spin,
+                    Request::new(Method::Get, "/outbound-allowed-alt"),
+                    Response::new_with_body(200, "Hello, Fermyon!\n"),
+                )?;
 
                 assert_spin_request(
                     spin,
diff --git a/tests/test-components/components/outbound-http/src/lib.rs b/tests/test-components/components/outbound-http/src/lib.rs
index d9155ab843..02244bd4d6 100644
--- a/tests/test-components/components/outbound-http/src/lib.rs
+++ b/tests/test-components/components/outbound-http/src/lib.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use spin_sdk::{
 /// Send an HTTP request and return the response.
 #[http_component]
 async fn send_outbound(_req: Request) -> Result<impl IntoResponse> {
+    // Test self-request via relative URL
     let mut res: http::Response<String> = spin_sdk::http::send(
         http::Request::builder()
             .method("GET")
@@ -14,7 +15,21 @@ async fn send_outbound(_req: Request) -> Result<impl IntoResponse> {
             .body(())?,
     )
     .await?;
+
+    // Test self-request via self.alt
+    let res_alt: http::Response<String> = spin_sdk::http::send(
+        http::Request::builder()
+            .method("GET")
+            .uri("http://self.alt/hello")
+            .body(())?,
+    )
+    .await?;
+
+    assert_eq!(res.body(), res_alt.body());
+    assert_eq!(res.status(), res_alt.status());
+
     res.headers_mut()
         .insert("spin-component", "outbound-http-component".try_into()?);
+
     Ok(res)
 }
diff --git a/tests/testcases/outbound-http-to-same-app/spin.toml b/tests/testcases/outbound-http-to-same-app/spin.toml
index 8f241d7e63..32f6b4cafa 100644
--- a/tests/testcases/outbound-http-to-same-app/spin.toml
+++ b/tests/testcases/outbound-http-to-same-app/spin.toml
@@ -18,6 +18,13 @@ allowed_http_hosts = ["self"]
 [component.trigger]
 route = "/outbound-allowed/..."
 
+[[component]]
+id = "outbound-http-allowed-alt"
+source = "%{source=outbound-http}"
+allowed_http_hosts = ["self.alt"]
+[component.trigger]
+route = "/outbound-allowed-alt/..."
+
 [[component]]
 id = "outbound-http-not-allowed"
 source = "%{source=outbound-http}"